2000–2001 Nabi Transit BUS recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers, the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
💥 The risk
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled BUS, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the BUS. The failure mode CAN cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nabi at 1-800-227-6937, ext. 217,or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V071002
- Manufacturer
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES
- Vehicles affected
- 2,371
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-227-6937
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Jan 1, 1998 – Dec 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).